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air lock
–noun
| 1. | Civil Engineering. an airtight chamber permitting passage to or from a space, as in a caisson, in which the air is kept under pressure. |
| 2. | the impedance in the functioning of a pump or a system of piping caused by the presence of an air bubble; vapor lock. |
[Origin: 1855–60
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air lock
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| to place in or confine to an air lock: to air-lock divers before they descend. |
[Origin: 1855–60]
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| air lock
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| air lock | |
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| a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure [syn: airlock] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈair-lock noun
a bubble in a pipe which prevents liquid from flowing along it
See also: air, air force, air hostess, air letter, aircraft carrier, air pollution, air-gun, air-pump, air-raid, airbag, airborne, aircraft, airfield, airily, airing, airless, airlift, airline, airliner, airmail, airman, airplane, airport, airship, airtight, airway, airy, air-conditioned, air-conditioner, air-conditioning, on the air, put on airs / give oneself airs, "air lock" in any language
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